Public participation in the electronic age

Public Participation in the Public Participation in the New Information AgeNew Information Age

Daniel Fortier, Dennis Town Daniel Fortier, Dennis Town PlannerPlanner

Presented to the MAPD Presented to the MAPD ConferenceConference

June 4, 2010June 4, 2010

Traditional MethodsTraditional MethodsPress Release Hold MeetingPress Release Hold Meeting

In recent years we have In recent years we have become the world of the become the world of the

sound-byte, and sound-byte, and immediacy of news.immediacy of news.

We have also become a We have also become a more spread out society more spread out society

where traditional where traditional communications no communications no

longer prevail.longer prevail.

Public Communication Public Communication and Information is all and Information is all

about options. about options. Newspapers, radio and Newspapers, radio and

TV are being supplanted.TV are being supplanted.

Podcasts, Viral Video, Podcasts, Viral Video, Blogs are Blogs are

supplementing and supplementing and supplanting traditional supplanting traditional

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Advantages of the New Information Advantages of the New Information AgeAge

Information Available to the Information Available to the public 24/7public 24/7

You get your message outYou get your message out Find your audience where they Find your audience where they

are on their scheduleare on their schedule Improved service deliveryImproved service delivery Widespread CollaborationWidespread Collaboration

Information Available to the public Information Available to the public 24/724/7

You get your message outYou get your message out

Find your audience where they areFind your audience where they areon their scheduleon their schedule

Improved service deliveryImproved service delivery

Widespread CollaborationWidespread Collaboration

What’s Available?What’s Available?

Who is out there?Who is out there?

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File Sharing, Videos, File Sharing, Videos, Slideshows Surveys, Polls and Slideshows Surveys, Polls and

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File Sharing, Videos, File Sharing, Videos, Slideshows Surveys, Polls and Slideshows Surveys, Polls and

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File Sharing, Videos, File Sharing, Videos, Slideshows Surveys, Polls and Slideshows Surveys, Polls and

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““As a rule, he -or she- As a rule, he -or she- who has the most who has the most

information will have the information will have the greatest success in life.” greatest success in life.”

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““Information is a Information is a negotiator's greatest negotiator's greatest weapon.” Victor Kiamweapon.” Victor Kiam

So what are we waiting So what are we waiting for?for?

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